Therapists:

Dricky-Mari Corbin
Play therapist and registered Counsellor and Psychometrist in Private / Independent Practice.
Cape Town

Specializes in treatment of emotional problems and/or trauma such as:

• Self concept & self esteem
• Social interaction difficulties eg. sibling rivalry, bullying.
• Relationship with family members and friends
• Adapting to new situations (such as a new school or family set-up).
• Symptomatic behavior (stomach or headaches, anxiousness, depression, bed-wetting etc.)
• Trauma (such as divorce, sexual abuse, the death of a parent, burglary etc.)
• Fear, anxiety  & nightmares
• Aggressive behaviour
• Shyness
• Grief
• ADD & ADHD

Play Therapy can be useful for any child and can help him/her to become aware of feelings and how these manifest in behaviour.

The therapist works closely with the parents or caregivers and empowers them by means of guidelines to understand and deal with the child. The parents or caregivers play a very important role in therapy as they are such an important part of the child's world. They are able to support the child in his/her process of becoming a stronger person.

Contact details:
Cell: 083 234 3851
E-mail: dmari.corbin@gmail.com
Website: www.connectingkidz.co.za/playtherapy.htm

Elizma Bellingan, MA
Life/Relationship Coach and Play Therapist
BA; BA Hons Psych. (Stell); MA Couns. Psych. (USA)
Registered Psychotherapist
Play Therapist
HPCSA registered
Practice no: 067 000 0432504

I work with Children between the ages of 4-11 using non-directive play therapy. I have a systemic approach to working with children that incorporates the support of the family system. 

The following issues could be addressed in play therapy:

• Grief and Loss
• Divorce
• Emotional Issues (anxiety, depression, aggression etc.)
• Social/Relationship Issues
• Behavioural Issues
• New baby in the family
• Blended family issues
• Trauma
• Self-esteem
• Attachment Issues
• Difficulty adapting to change
• Sensory Integration Issues

Bilingual: Afrikaans & English

Contact details:
Cell: 078 209 2879
E-mail: elizma.bellingan@gmail.com
Website: www.a-place-of-healing.com

Helene van Niekerk
Registered play therapist and psychometrist
Stellenbosch

Specializes in assessment of:

• Aggression
• Opinion of self / self image
• Self acceptance
• Relationship with family members and friends
• Emotional awareness / intelligence
• Life stressors and perceived ability to cope
• Signs of depression and anxiety

Treatment focuses on facilitation of high self-esteem, emotional awareness, expression of emotions, assertiveness and communication skills.  Parents are also assisted to be part of this treatment.

Contact details:
Cell: 082 681 6232
E-mail: helene@playtherapy.co.za
Web: www.playtherapy.co.za

Jodi Lord
Play Therapist and Registered Trauma Counsellor (PRC 0010456)
Southern Suburbs (Claremont and Wynberg)
 
I am SACE, HPCSA and BHF certified. I am within medical aid rates.
I am currently completing my PhD (in Psychology) through Potchefstroom University. My focus is on divorce and the impact it has on children.

I specialize in:

• Working with children of all ages starting from 4 years old.
• Trauma, divorce, bereavement, bullying, anxiety, social interaction difficulties, as well as self esteem issues.
  

Treatment: To help children express feelings, thoughts, experiences and behaviours through various mediums. Toys are used like words and become the child's natural language. The child may then gain greater> awareness, greater responsibility and become more self empowered. The approach I use aims to help the child develop self-responsibility and greater self awareness that may enable him/her to cope better in his/her world.

Contact details:
Cell: 082 371 8566
E-mail: jodilord@gmail.com
Website: www.playtherapyct.co.za

Karien Schoeman
Speelterapeut / Play therapist

Speelterapie bied hulp en ondersteuning vir die volgende stressors:

Egskeiding                                 Trauma
Post-traumatiese stress               Agressie
Angs / Vrese                              Skeidingsangs
Depressie                                   ADD / ADHD
Impulsiwiteit                              Lae/swak selfbeeld
Sosiale onttrekking                    Dood / Verlies
Verhuising                                 Hospitalisasie – self en geliefdes
Huishoudelike geweld               Fisiese, seksuele en verbale mishandeling
Ouerleiding in hantering van enige van bogenoemde

LET WEL:  Ook volwasse terapie rakende egskeidings, trauma ens.

Kontakbesonderhede:
Tel: 021 873 3178
Faks: 086 565 2517
E-pos: pikkie-land@telkomsa.net

Kathryn Mills
Play Therapist, Specialist Counselor and Trauma Counselor
BA(Psych), HNRS(Clinical Psych), MA(Play Therapy)

I work privately, in an eatind disorder treatment facility and in school settings in the CBD, Southern Suburbs and False Bay Region.

I work with children from the age of 2-18, and have engaged with children with a diverse range of needs including low self-esteem, eating disorders, shyness, fears, parental separation, bereavement, aggressive behaviour, hyperactivity, competitiveness, peer relationship difficulities, bullying, poor social skills, learning diffulties, abuse, abandonment, adoption and HIV affected orphans. Regardless of age and issues, Play therapy helps children make sense of their life experiences and develop strategies for their lives and themselves.

The Benefits of Play Therapy:

• Provides a safe space for emotional expression and growth.
• Children learn how to express their thoughts and feelings in contstructive ways
• Fosters decision making and acceptance of responsibility
• Facilitates the development of problem-solving, coping skills and resilience
• It helps children to explore and practice skills
• It encourages confidence and concentration
• It fosters imagination and creativity

Contact Details:
Cell: 083 397 9013
E-mail: kathrynmills.playtherapy@gmail.com
Website : www.play-therapy.co.za

Mari van Riet
Play therapist
Cape Town (areas such as Oranjezicht, Tamboerskloof, Durbanville and Fishhoek)

Specializes in treatment of emotional problems and/or trauma such as:

• Divorce
• The loss of a loved one
• Aggression
• Anxiety and nightmares
• Low self-esteem
• Moving of house
• Bullying
• Child abuse

Provides guidance to parents
Registered with the Board of Health Care Funders (parents can claim form medical aids)

Contact details:
Cell: 083 234 3851 or
E-mail: dmvan.riet@gmail.com

Tessa Eadie
(SCO 0414)
Registered Play Therapist
Cape Town, Southern Suburbs

Experience working with children (4 years and up) as they make sense of difficult feelings associated with:

• divorce
• learning difficulties
• problematic experience of attachment
• loss
• acute/ chronic medical conditions
• aggression and defiance
• social interaction difficulties eg. sibling rivalry, bullying.
• low self esteem

Contact details:
Cell: 083 407 3693
E-mail: tessa@theplayroom.za.net
Website: www.theplayroom.za.net

Veronica Robertson
Registered Play Therapist
Atlantic Seaboard, Cape Town

Play therapy can be beneficial to children who are struggling with issues such as adjusting to separation or divorce, death, abuse, anxiety, fears, aggression and issues related to blended families. personal statement: Play therapy serves children well as it allows them to use their most natural form of expression, that of play, to communicate. Play therapy in return allows the play therapist to communicate understanding, acceptance and options in a way that children can most readily take in. As a play therapist I encourage children to use play to share their life experiences, express their concerns and worries and find solutions to problems.

Contact details:
Cell: 082 567 6359
E-mail: veronica@myplaytherapist.co.za
Website: www.myplaytherapist.co.za